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Nolan List, left, and Zack Bosch enjoy free sundaes at last week's grand opening of Andy's Frozen Custard in Palos Heights.

Comings & Goings: Andy’s serves up its first custard in Palos Heights, and more

May 4, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

A good crowd braved the threatening skies last week to celebrate the grand opening of Andy's Frozen Custard in Palos Heights. Sarah Bosch, of Palos Heights, was one of the...

Comings & Goings: Hog Wild to open in Oak Lawn, along with golf, coffee businesses, and more

April 27, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

The Oak Lawn Village Board recently approved a business license for a Hog Wild restaurant to open at 4440 W. 111th St. Owner Richard Wagner received unanimous approval for a...

Poke Bros. opened a Hawaiian-style sushi restaurant this week in Frankfort.

Comings & Goings: Wrestling academy opens in Justice, restaurant opens in Frankfort, and more

April 20, 2021 at 4:01 p.m.

Joe Phelan has been coaching wrestling in the southwest suburbs for about 30 years. He started with the Badgers Wrestling Club at Argo High School and has been involved one...

A new cannabis store opened last week in a former Pier 1 store at 9820 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Chicago Ridge.

Comings & Goings: Cannabis store opens in Chicago Ridge

April 13, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.

Ascend Wellness Holdings opened its second Illinois cannabis dispensary last week, in Chicago Ridge. Ascend by Midway — Chicago Ridge opened at 9820 S. Ridgeland Ave. last week in a...

Customers line up at Windy City Cannabis in Homewood in this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo. Windy City Cannabis is selling its remaining south suburban locations in Posen and Homewood.

Comings & Goings: Windy City sells cannabis dispensaries in Homewood, Posen

April 6, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.

Windy City Cannabis, which last month sold off its dispensaries in Worth and Justice to Massachusetts-based Curaleaf as part of its $830 million acquisition of Chicago-based Grassroots last summer, is...

Comings & Goings: Despite ‘Shark’ attack, Orland couple raking in orders

March 30, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.

ABC's sharks took a pass on the shower gadget invented by an Orland Park couple, but their loss is the couple's gain. "So, we didn't get a deal, but our...

Comings & Goings: Orland couple head to ‘Shark Tank;’ cannabis shops change hands, and more

March 23, 2021 at 3:07 p.m.

Couple makes pitch on 'Shark Tank' Patty and Andy Watne, an Orland Park couple who invented a shower gadget to keep hair from going down the drain, will make an...

Comings & Goings: South Holland gets a new Starbucks, and more

March 16, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

A new Starbucks coffee shop opened last week in South Holland several years after another location had closed in the village. South Holland Mayor Don DeGraff was on hand for...

Fry the Coop is now open at 16703 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park.

Comings & Goings: Fry the Coop opens in Tinley Park; two gas stations planned, another closes

March 9, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

Fry the Coop, a restaurant that features Nashville Hot Chicken, opened its Tinley Park location Tuesday at 16703 S. Harlem Ave. The Tinley location is the second to feature a...

Comings & Goings: Crestwood business joins Operation Blessing; 5 Guys closes in Chicago Ridge, and more

March 2, 2021 at 5:31 p.m.

Mr. Plumbing in Crestwood has been collecting food every Thanksgiving and Christmas for the last five years. Now, the 42-year-old company has decided to continue the effort with food donations...

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